Dental Cases

With this article we start a series of articles about the procedure of directed bone regeneration and the materials that are used for it. We will discuss both the materials that were used in the past and how they have changed now. This is an important issue, because quite a few patients have a bone…

 Dental implant placement is a complicated surgical procedure that should only be performed by an experienced specialist. Here you will find video instructions and a description of the procedure for inserting implants of all diameters offered by Uniqa Dental into bone of different density types. Drilling protocol for 3.3 mm implant diameter, high density…

Imagine you’ve just completed a dental implant procedure, and as you tighten the last screw, it suddenly breaks, leaving the broken piece inside the implant. Panic sets in as questions flash through your mind: how to fix everything, how to explain to the patient. In fact, if the screw broke immediately during installation, it’s not…

How to determine if there is a crack in the tooth – a basic set of tools Dentists often have to make a prognosis for the preservation of a tooth during the first examination. If there is not enough experience in treatment and prosthetics, premature conclusions can be drawn and teeth that can be treated…

What factors affect bone remodeling around the implant neck? Let’s start with the following illustration, which shows the two implant placement options in comparison with a healthy tooth. Implants differ in the depth of insertion into the bone and the location of the implant/abutment connection. In the first case, the implant is seated so that…

Classic prosthesis manufacturing sequence without the use of digital technologies Before proceeding to the description of the digital protocol, we will analyze how prostheses are made not using digital technologies. Since this article is primarily for specialists, we will omit detailed descriptions of all stages, as they are already well known. Our task is to…

In this article, we will analyze the differences and advantages of the most popular types of internal implant-abutment connections. Let’s take a closer look at the internal hexagon and the cone with platform switching. We will also get acquainted with promising new products such as slotted connections between an implant and an abutment. How are…

Infection control and anesthesia before surgery Let’s start with assistants, even an experienced surgeon is recommended to work with two assistants. One of whom must undergo the same sterilization procedures as the doctor. The second assistant helps with lighting equipment and other manipulations in the non-sterile area. Let’s recap what is included in the preparation…

Confidence is what determines the choice. It doesn’t matter whether it’s buying a car or deciding to change the provider of dental implants. You need to be confident that the purchase will be justified and will not cause problems. In the case of dental implants, the following concerns can be identified: There will be problems…

In this article, we will analyze the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that relieve pain during dental interventions. Moreover, the same drugs are used at the stage of preparation for surgical procedures, as well as to alleviate the condition of patients at the diagnostic stage. Despite the fact that pain performs the most important function,…

How long to wait after an implant is placed? Secondary stability is achieved when the living bone at the cellular level attaches to the implant surface. Usually 6-8 weeks is enough for this process, but in practice it often happens that the implant cannot be loaded after this time. Let’s see if more time is…

Delayed implantation In the last issue, we discussed four types of dental implant placement depending on the degree of soft tissue and bone healing, see the table below. Classification Description Period after tooth extraction Clinical situation during implant placement Type 1 Immediate implantation Immediately after tooth extraction No healing of bone and soft tissue Type…

Basics of alveolar bone anatomy At the very beginning, it is worth agreeing the terminology because, unfortunately, even in serious publications you can find wording like: “the alveolar process of the lower jaw”. This is incorrect. On the lower jaw, the alveolar part is isolated, as well as on the upper jaw. The term “alveolar…

The main differences between implants In this context, there are only two classes of implants depending on how deeply they are planted relative to the bone ridge and soft gum tissue. There are many shapes, cylindrical, conical, aggressively and smoothly threaded, but these are all important for osseointegration. If you look from the point of…

To begin with, we look at what else besides antibiotics affects the risk of complications associated with infection. We will not focus on aseptics and antiseptics. Since the importance of sterility of the tool and disinfection in the preparation of the operating field, as well as washing and treating the wound during and after the…

How often does the screw break? A complex bashing of the abutment screw when part of the screw remains in the implant shaft, although complex is quite rare. There are statistics about it that were announced at the ITI conciliation conference in 2004. A huge amount of work has been done to study all types…

Why soft-tissue integration is no less important than osteointegration   Let’s figure out why the stability and immobility of soft tissue around the implant are no less important than the stable fit of the implant in the alveolar crest. Before we go further, we will define what soft-tissue integration is. These are biological processes aimed…

Why It Is So Important to Take a Patient’s History before the Surgery Let’s start with the recommended literature, authored by Dr. Patton. This is a manual for assessing risks in patients’ conditions. We recommend that you have this book. Its format is not important. What is important, however, is that you always have it…

The gap between tooth and implant restoration – when and how often it happens Let’s analyze the clinical case from the above photos. When the implant was installed in 2013, the X-ray looked like this, see the left photo below. The patient was satisfied, but almost did not come to check-ups. Four years later, there…